Compose a $3-$ to $4-$page research brief addressed to your internship school's appropriate official$($s$).$ Officials might be a superintendent, community liaison, the school improvement team, the school board, or another decision$-$making entity.

Your research brief should address the appropriate audience and:

differentiate parent$/$family$/$community involvement and engagement;

cite information from six professional$/$scholarly sources on the benefits of parent$/$family$/$community engagement, specifically related to school culture, student discipline, and student achievement; and

provide a clear, concise summary of findings intended for decision$-$maker